When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

All beings by nature are Buddha, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddha.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

Everybody has the light of Buddha within, but they don't look for it.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.